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Anna Ivanovna

American  
[ah-nuh ee-vah-nuhv-nuh] / ˈɑ nə iˈvɑ nəv nə /

noun

  1. 1693–1740, empress of Russia 1730–40.


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Her name is Anna Ivanovna and we tracked her down to Velyka Danylivka, a village near Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine where she lives with her husband, dogs, cats and rabbits.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2022

No one epitomizes this mindset more than Anna Ivanovna.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2015

As for Anna Ivanovna, she died the following October of kidney troubles.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2015

Anna Ivanovna was the daughter of Peter's brother Ivan V., who was associated with him upon the throne.

From A Short History of Russia by Parmele, Mary Platt

My sister is delighted with you and Anna Ivanovna, and I am inexpressibly glad of it, for I love your family like my own.

From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Garnett, Constance